http://miles4kids.org/2010/09/02/national-child-abuse-statistics/
- A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.
- 90% of child sexual abuse victims know the perpetrator in some way; 68% are abused by family members.
- 31% percent of women in prison in the United States were abused as children.
- Over 60% of people in drug rehabilitation centers report being abused or neglected as a child.
- About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse.
- About 80% of 21 year old that were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
- Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.
- Abused teens are 3 times less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDs.